Special Conditions: Airbus Model A321neo Extra-Long Range (XLR) Airplane; Cabin Evacuation-Protection From Fuel Tank Explosion Due to External Fuel-Fed Ground Fire
Special conditions are rules the FAA writes for one design when the standard certification rules do not cover something new about it. These were published July 18, 2024 for Airbus, covering the A321neo XLR. System: fuel system.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Airbus
- Makes
- Airbus
- Models
- A321neo XLR
- On this site
- Airbus A321 929 registered
- Published
- July 18, 2024
- Effective
- July 18, 2024
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Model A321neo XLR airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the technology envisaged by the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. This design feature is an integral rear center tank (RCT). The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for fire-safety performance of fuel-tank skin or structure in a post-crash external fuel-fed ground fire. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.